Published 6:00 am, Monday, December 5, 2011

Terry Timms has announced his candidacy for reelection as Hale County Constable Precinct 3 in the Republican primary.

Timms, who served three years in the U.S. Army including time in Kuwait during the invasion of Iraq, worked five years for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He started his law enforcement career in 1999 as a deputy sheriff in Parmer County, later becoming a police officer in Plainview, Texas highway patrolman and chief of police in Hale Center.

He was elected to fill Roy Uptergrove's unexpired term upon his retirement. He holds a basic, intermediate and advanced certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education and will be qualified for his master peace officer next summer. He is a member of the West Texas Justice of the Peace and Constables Association.

"I have made it a point to patrol almost every road and neighborhood in my precinct," Timms said. "I believe part of my responsibilities is to be that rural law enforcement person who gives you a better measure of protection in these times. I have had some success in thwarting some crime patrolling in the very late hours of the night."

Timms is president of the Hale Center Lions Club and of the Woodman of the World Lodge 1036, being featured in the national magazine, "Woodmen Living." He also was named Fraternalist of the Year for his community dedication at the 2011 State Woodmen Convention and is vice president of the Woodmen Northwest Texas Youth Camp in Brownwood.

He serves as co-president of the ABC Booster Club at Akin Elementary in Hale Center and is a member of the American Legion Post 500 in Abernathy. He serves on the board of directors for the Plainview Serenity Center and has served on the boards for the Hale Center Chamber of Commerce, including president. He founded Santa Red and Blue which buys toys for needy children at Christmas.

Timms and his wife, Melinda, have two sons, Kolton and Tanner, and are in the process of adopting two girls they have fostered the past year.